It's Been Really Good to be a CEO in America

Published October 1, 2008

One of the neat ideas being kicked around Washington these past few days, most particularly among Democrats, is that CEOs who benefit from the vast bailout that's supposed to end the financial crisis should not have salaries greater than that of the president.

The notion is devilishly clever. The president's salary is a throwaway $400,000. Among Wall Street high-flyers, that's chump change.

It's...

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